California
Mariposa
California State Mining Museum
410 Palm Avenue
Mariposa County Fairgrounds
Mariposa CA 95338
Phone 209 742-7625
Web Site http://www.parks.ca.gov/default.asp?page_id=588
Description California mining & official state mineral collection, working model stamp mill
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Industrial
Field of Study/Science Facility Minerals
Industry /Profession Mining
Collection G-M Model
Owner/Operator: CA State Parks
New or Updated: 04/24/2003
Mariposa
Mariposa
Museum and History Center
5119
Jesse Street
PO Box 606
Mariposa
CA 95338
Phone
209 966-2924
Web Site
http://www.yosemitelinks.com/historycenter/
E-mail
mailto:mmhc@sti.net
Description
indoor recreated 1850's street, outdoor restored
5 stamp mill
Type of
Resource Museum
Primary
Focus
Industrial
Building
Type
Mill
Industry
/Profession
Mining
Era 1850
New or
Updated: 7/11/2007
California
Markleeville
Alpine County Museum/Historical Complex
PO Box 517
Markleeville CA 96120
Phone 530 694-2317
Web Site www.co.alpine.ca.us/dept/museum/museum.htm
Description Local History museum with school and jail
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Building Collection
Building Type Jail
CA
Martinez
Martinez
Museum
1005
Escobar Street
Martinez
CA
94553
Phone
925 228-8160
Web Site
http://www.martinezhistory.org/
Alt Web
http://www.cityofmartinez.org/our_city/history.asp
Description
located in Victorian cottage
Type of
Resource
Museum
Primary
Focus
Local History
Research
Library
Era
1890
Owner/Operator:
Martinez
Historical Society
New or
Updated:
7/17/2007
Marysville
Museum of Forgotten Heroes
5865 A Road
Marysville CA 95901
Phone 530 742-3090
Web Site
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Description
commemorates war in Vietnam, with US, South Vietnamese, and Viet Cong items on exhibit
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Military
Group Identity Asian
California
McCloud
Heritage Junction of McCloud, Inc
320 Main
McCloud CA 96057
Phone 530 964-2604
Web Site
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Alt Web http://www.siskiyouhistory.org/resources.html
Description early days of lumber town, with period costumes, fire fighting equipment, Corliss steam engine
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Local History
Building Type Commercial
Industry /Profession Logging
Collection A-F Costume
Collection G-M Machinery
New or Updated: 05/04/2003
Merced
Merced Agricultural Museum
4498 E Highway 140
Merced CA 95340
Phone 209 383-1912
Web Site
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E-mail mailto:info@mercedmuseum.org
Alt Web http://www.what-where.info/usca_merced.htm-
Description antique farm equipment, buggies, working blacksmith shop
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Agricultural
Collection G-M Machinery
Collection N-Z Vehicles
New or Updated: 05/05/2003
California
Mission Hills
San Fernando Rey de
España Mission & Museum
15151 San Fernando Mission Boulevard
Mission Hills CA 91345
Phone 818 365-1501
Alt Phone 818 361-0186
Web Site http://www.athanasius.com/camission/fernando.htm
Alt Web http://www.lacvb.com/mod45/mission.html
Description mission once on the main road to Los Angeles,
now in a park which includes the old soap works
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Local History
Building Type Mission
Research /Reading Archives
Era 1797
New or Updated: 05/06/2003 Modesto
Great Valley Museum of Natural History
435 College Avenue
Modesto CA 95350
Phone 209 575-6196
Web Site http://mjc.yosemite.cc.ca.us/greatvalley
Description
Type of Resource
Museum
Primary Focus Natural History |
